Baltimore prosecutors have announced their decision to withdraw a motion to vacate Adnan Syed's murder conviction even as they support his recent request for a sentence reduction.

A Baltimore judge could rule that Adnan Syed can remain free as soon as Wednesday, no matter what happens to the decades-old murder conviction that gave him a life sentence. Baltimore Circuit Judge Jennifer Schiffer is slated to hear arguments Wednesday over Syed’s sentence after the “Serial” podcast subject requested in December to have it reduced under the Juvenile Restoration Act.

Syed, whose case garnered international attention after the “Serial” podcast, has a hearing Wednesday seeking to reduce his sentence and allow him to remain free.

Rex Heuermann is charged with the murders of seven women killed over the course of nearly two decades starting in the 1990s.

Lawyers on both sides of the case of suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann continued to spar over the admissibility of DNA evidence ahead of trial.

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is due in court today for a pre-trial hearing on Long Island.